Display-box.



PATENTED JAN. '7, 1908.

A. H. BURT.

DISPLAY BOX.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 9, 1907.

UNITED sTA'rns PATENT OFFICE.

ALFRED II. BURT. BITFFA LO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL CANDYCOMPANY, OF JERSEY (,YIIY, NEW JERSEY, A ()OltlUItA'lION OI" NEW JERSEY.

DISPLAY-BOX.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. '7', 1908.

Application filed August 9. 1907. Serial No. 387,764.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ALFRED II. Burr, a citizen of the United States,residingat Buffalo, in the State of New York, have invented certain newand useful improvements in Display-Boxes, of which I do declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description, reference beingbad to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification.

sides (I and one end a. ithin the tray A will be arranged in rows theindividual packages A of chewing gum or like confections. As will beseen, the outside wrappers ol' the individual packages are oi" uniformcharacter and more or less ornamental. The upper surface of the tray Ais covered with a sheet B that is printed with a series of panels I)correspond mg 111 S120 and appearance to the In packing various kinds ofsmall articles 1 such as sticks of chewing gum, tablets ol' chocolate,confections or the like, it is customary to cover these articles withindividual wrappers and arrange them in rows and layers within theboxes, the wrappers oi the articles being more or less ornamental andbearing printed matter of various kinds. From the display boxes theindividual pack-- ages are retailed and as they are taken from thedisplay boxes they permit the bottom of such boxes to be more or lessexposed.

The present invention consists in providing the bottom of the displaybox with a surface that is printed with panels corresponding in size andappearance to the packages contained within. the box so that as thepackages are retailed from the box, the printed panels upon the surfaceof the box bottom will give to the box the appearance of havingadditional layers of packages and thus give it a fresher and moreattractive appearance.

Referring to the accompanying drawing, F igure 1 is a perspective. viewof a display box embodying my invention,the tray or main compartment ofthe box being shown as partially tilled with small packages. Fig. .2 isa view in side elevation showing the parts in the position illustratedin Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a view in central, longitudinal section 40 throughthe display box, the several parts being in inclosed position.

A designates the tray or main compartment of the box, this tray beingshown as comprising a bottom-from which rises the individual packagesthat are placed within the box. Hence, it will be seen that when theindividual packages are sold to such extent as to expose the bottom ofthe tray 1 such bottom being printed with panels in imitation ol' thepackages will still give the appearance of underlying packages and willavoid the unattractive appearance which attaches to a half empty box. I

Prel'erz'lbly, the back of the tray A is provided at. one end with ahinged 'llap or support C that will serve to sustain the tray in theinclined position shown and preferably the tray A is set within the bodyI) of the box that is of usual or suitable construction. hen the box isin closed position, the tray A and its contents will be inclosed withinthe body .I) and the 'llap or support C will be folded as indicated inFig. 25 of the drawing. It is obvious that the character and arrangementof the printed panels upon the upper face of the tray A will be variedaccording to the packages disposed within the box.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

A display box for packages of small articles comprising a tray forholding said packages, the. bottom of said tray being covered withprinted panels corresponding in size and appearance to said packages.

ALFRED II. BURT.

\Vitnesses:

ADAM YUKNG,

P. R. Tonuxsox.

